PRONOUNS

Personal pronouns |
Demonstrative pronouns |
Indefinite pronouns |
Relative and interrogative pronouns
 Some pronouns are called personal pronouns
because they take the place of specific names
of persons, places, or thing, as in:
a. Has Fred arrived? Yes, he is here. Here he is
the personal pronoun that replaces Fred.
b. Bob gave the wedding ring to Mary. But
Mary returned the wedding ring back to Bob
on Bob and Mary’s wedding day
• Demonstrative pronouns
• Some pronouns - this, that, these, those - refer to
particular people or things: This is mine, and that is
yours. These are demonstrative pronouns. The
demonstrative words can also be used as
adjectives: this house, those cars.
• Indefinite pronouns
• Pronouns that refer to people or things in general
are called indefinite pronouns. Like the
demonstrative pronouns, they can be used as
adjectives: another day, both animals, many weeks.
• Relative and interrogative pronouns
The words who, whose, whom, that, which,
and what are called relative pronouns. (The
word that can be a demonstrative or a relative
pronoun.) They create relative clauses in a
sentence: The committee, which met last
night, discussed your report. The words which
met last night form a relative clause that
describes the subject of the main clause, the
committee.
PRONOUN USE IN FORMAL ENGLISH
That Things
Which Things
Who people
Whom people
Whose people
Sometimes a relative pronoun is used as the
subject of a question such as Who ate the
pizza? Here it is classed as an interrogative
pronoun. Interrogate means "ask" (question
1. These televisions are all too expensive for we to buy at this time, but
perhaps we will return later.
2. After she had bought himself a new automobile, she sold her bicycle.
3. Because Sam and Michelle had done all of the work their selves,
they were unwilling to give the result to Jim.
4. We insist on you leaving the meeting before any further outburst
take place.
5. Harry’s advisor persuaded his talking several courses which did not
involve much knowledge of mathematics.
6. The only teacher which were required to attend the meeting were
George, Betty, Jill, and me.

 
1. We bought the stereo. The stereo had been
advertised at a reduced price.
2. Goerge is going to buy the house. We have been
thinking of buying the house.
3. John is the man. We are going to recommend John
for the job.
4. The men are angry. The men are in this room
5. The men are angry. I don’t like the men
6. James has received a promotion. James’ father is
the president of the company.